Difference Between Open Primaries And Caucuses

Individuals who desire to run for presidency first must announce that they are running for president. Once they announce they are interested they must undergo a process. Initially candidates will run by trying to attract interest groups and figures through debates on national television against all of the other candidates in order to gain the acceptance from elites and the officials in the parties of the particular party. Once it is narrowed down to a few acceptable candidates, they go onto the primaries and caucuses.
A primary election is conducted in an open or closed election. Open primaries are open to everyone eligible to vote and closed primaries are for individuals affiliated with that party.
Voters within the states that conduct primaries cast a vote for the candidate of their choice and …show more content…
Caucuses operate very differently from the more common primary elections.
During a caucus, a state holds a convention where it chooses delegates. Instead of casting ballots and voting, citizens gather within precincts. The people who attend the caucus vote for the candidates available. For a given period, roughly thirty minutes, participants try to convince the undecided as well as those who decided on another candidate to support the candidate